CDL Route Driver

Duties And Responsibilities

• Ability to safely operate a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
• Waste experience preferred, but not required.
• Ability to read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
• Perform routine inspection and maintenance on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
• Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading, at times with no helpers.
• Operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities.
• Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions And Physical Effort

• Extensive physical activity.
• Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.
• Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts, which require following basic safety precautions.
• The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration.
• Noise level is usually moderate.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Valid Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement as a minimum.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
• 2 years of experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of truck components in order to complete pre- and post-trip inspections.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term & Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement
• Unlimited Opportunities to "Connect with Your Future"

About the role

Join Dick's Sanitation, a Waste Connections company, in Lakeville, MN. Spring hiring is available for local CDL B drivers earning $27-28/hour DOE. Gain valuable experience while earning up to 80K+ in a full year.

Qualifications

Valid Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement as a minimum. 2 years of experience preferred. Basic knowledge of truck components in order to complete pre- and post-trip inspections.

Skills

Ability to safely operate a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste. Ability to read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher. Ability to perform routine inspection and maintenance on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires. Ability to operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities. Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term & Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement
• Unlimited Opportunities to "Connect with Your Future"

Pay

$27-28/hour DOE

Schedule

Full-time position

Company Information

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.